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The walk to Kagome's family shrine felt ten times longer than before. Their strides were short, yet they walked at a slow and graceful pace- mainly on Mizuki's part. The atmosphere was quiet, except for the sound of Mizuki's heels coming in contact with the pavement. The tension in Mizuki's aura increased as the journey wore on, making an uncomfortable silence settle between the two girls.
The Higurashi shrine soon came into view down the road. Mizuki's breath caught in her throat as she saw the sacred place- but her action went unnoticed by Kagome. The shrine was fairly big, with multiple buildings, and large steps leading to the entrance. As they reached the top, Kagome stopped for a moment- so she could catch her breath and to allow Mizuki time to look around.
As Mizuki observed the yard, her eyes lingered on the well house, and this time Kagome noticed her interest. Kagome looked from the older girl, to the well, silently hoping Inuyasha wouldn't take advantage of his bad timing and come barging from the well anytime soon.
The Math tutor looked at Kagome and asked unemotionally, "What is in the building over there?"
"Oh…" Kagome laughed nervously, "That's the well house. My grandfather says the well is over five hundred years old, but I really find that hard to believe. If that was true you'd think it would be covered in mold and vines, as well as the wood being chipped and cracked in places- but it looks as if the well was built yesterday." After she finished talking, Kagome quickly made her way to her house- not giving Mizuki enough time to reply.
How strange. This place seems rather familiar, Mizuki thought as she watched the young teenager walk away. After pausing to look at the well one last time, she finally made her way up the steps.
"Momma, Souta, Grandpa. I'm home!" Kagome called into the house, but the only greeting she received was a brush of fur against her leg from her cat.
"Hmm… I guess nobody's home." With a smile, Kagome motioned Mizuki to follow her to room, and once they sat on her bed, the young Mikko opened her Geometry book. "So, where do we start?"
Mizuki requested to see Kagome's text book first to see where the class was at. As she sat on the bed going through the math book, Kagome was spaced out- thinking of what kind of adventure her next visit to the feudal era would bring. Kagome was snapped back to the present when Mizuki began talking again.
"May I ask what you do not understand?" Mizuki closed the text book and raised her right brow at the fifteen year old.
"Well… you see…" she stated nervously, "I've missed a lot of school due to go… illnesses. Basically I don't understand anything." Kagome gulped, hoping her tutor did not catch her mistake.
Is this kid for real? She expects me to teach her EVERYTHING this weekend? I don't have time for this – I've got plans… Mizuki groaned inwardly. Maybe I can convince her to start next week.
"I guess we have a lot of work to go over. We can start next week though, I'm sure you don't want to waste your weekend learning Geometry." Mizuki smiled brightly, hoping her argument would win the young girl over.
Kagome's face lit up at the mention of starting next week rather than the weekend, but she knew she had to take advantage of the time she had. She was about to ask Mizuki if they could start right now, when the door opened and her mom came in.
"Kagome are you still here? I wanted to talk to you before you le…" Mrs. Higurashi stopped once she saw Mizuki. Kagome's mom smiled at the beautiful white haired woman and started talking again, "Hello, I'm Kagome's Mother. Are you related to Inuyasha? You have the same color of hair, though your eyes are much different."
"Inu- yasha…" repeated Mizuki, trying to sound unsurprised, although splitting the name into two did nothing to help the fact.
"Mom!" Kagome clenched her teeth, "This is Mizuki. She's my tutor- she doesn't even know Inuyasha!"
Her mom apologized for the misunderstanding and left. The room was silent for several minutes before Mizuki asked, "Who's Inuyasha?"
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